The Many Bags of Kimora Lee Simmons

Plenty of models dream of becoming Kimora Lee Simmons. She's parlayed the runway work of her teens and 20s into a career as a media personality, TV star and head of some extremely successful clothing lines. Even if you never saw any of the ads she shot as a young model, you know exactly who she is.

Like most successful women whose careers began in fashion, Kimora also has a serious love of handbags, and Hermès in particular. We picked through nearly a decade's worth of paparazzi pics to give you the highlights below.

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Céline Luggage Tote

Even though some people are over the Céline Luggage Tote, it will always feel classic to me in this type of color and material combination.

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Chanel Flap Bag

Kimora worked with Chanel in her modeling days, so I figured we'd see more of the brand reflected in her collection, but I just spotted this one bag. I'm guessing there's much more in that closet somewhere.

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Dior Lady Dior Bag

This size of the Lady Dior is such a good Birkin alternative: functional, sophisticated, luxurious.

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Dior Lady Dior Bag

Kimora has two of them, because why not?

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Fendi Spy Bag

And now, a little throwback before we get into the meat of her collection.

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Hermès Birkin

Naturally, the meat is made up of Birkins.

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Hermès Birkin

Lots of them.

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Hermès Birkin

Remember circa 2007 when Blue Jean was the most important leather color in the world?

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Hermès Birkin

I feel like stars start buying ostrich Birkins when they get bored of regular leather and croc and want to stretch their legs a bit.

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Hermès Birkin

And Kimora has a lot of exotic Birkins.

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Hermès Birkin

I think this one is my favorite of them.

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Hermès Birkin

I bet she, like Kris Jenner, has her own Birkin closet. Why not?

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Hermès Birkin

More ostrich! This one gives me Victoria Beckham vibes.

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Hermès Birkin

Kimora has carried this one quite a lot over the years.

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Hermès Birkin

Unlike some celebs with a zillion Birkins, Kimora seemed to use all of the ones we spotted multiple times over the course of years.

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Hermès Birkin

This Birkin is so blindingly white it doesn't photograph well.

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Hermès Haut a Courroies

You know Kimora is a real Hermès pro because not only does she have exotic Birkins, but she has an exotics HAC.

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Hermès Kelly Bag

We only found one lonely Kelly in Kimora's public collection, but as with her lone Chanel bag, we suspect it's not alone on her shelves.

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Louis Vuitton Miroir Alma Bag

The best part of digging into the bag collection of someone who's been both rich and famous for a long time is seeing the bags you forgot were hot like 10 years ago.

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Louis Vuitton Neverfull Bag

The Louis Vuitton Neverfull is a go-to baby bag for so many women, both famous and not.